Afro Celt Sound System
In the mid-1990s Ronan was asked if he would like to join a project which was starting up revolving around Peter Gabriel’s 2nd “World Music Recording Week”. Musicians converged from all over the planet to ramble from project to project being recorded in up 7 recording setups in Real World Studios. Out of this intense meeting of musicians was born the Afro Celt Sound System which went on to become Real World’s most successful venture. It was a meeting of African and Irish musicians in the convivial company of some of the top London programmers.
The Afro Celts toured the world and Ronan remained with the band for the first two albums, writing and recording in various locations between Ireland and England. Tracks were licensed for countless documentaries, ads and films, the strangest of which was Farrah Fawcett sculpting nude in a Playboy video to the sound of Ronan’s opening track on the 1st Afro Celt CD!
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